21 Deaths Reported In Rain-Related Incidents Across Pakistan Yesterday

ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (NNN-APP) – At least 21 rain-related deaths were reported across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said, yesterday. Eight deaths occurred in eastern Punjab province, mostly due to riverine floods and house collapses, the authority said. The report also confirmed 13…

Thailand’s Parliament Elects Anutin Charnvirakul As New PM

BANGKOK, Sept 6 (NNN-TNA) – Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the opposition Bhumjaithai Party, was elected as Thailand’s new prime minister yesterday, after winning a majority in a parliamentary vote. Anutin beat his sole contender, nominated by the ruling Pheu Thai Party, Chaikasem Nitisiri, to lead the next government, following a…

UN General Assembly Decides To Resume High-Level Int’l Conference On Two-State Solution

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN General Assembly (UNGA), yesterday, decided to resume a high-level international conference, on the two-state solution, on Sept 22, reviving a process that was put on hold this summer, amid escalating violence in the Middle East. The assembly adopted an oral decision, proposed…

Palestinian Death Toll Passes 64,000, Almost Half Of Them Women And Children: Health Officials

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Sept 6 (NNN-WAFA) – More than 64,000 Palestinians have been murdered, in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said, as Hamas and the Zionist Israeli regime reiterated their incompatible demands for ending the fighting. The Zionist Israeli army strikes murdered 28…

26 Million Students In Vietnam Start New Academic Year

HANOI, Sept 5 (NNN-VNA) – About 26 million students, from kindergarten to university, together with 1.6 million teachers across Vietnam, attended opening ceremonies for the new academic year, today. A nationwide opening ceremony was organised by the Ministry of Education and Training, for the first time, with some 52,000 educational…

Myanmar Rice Export Exceeds One Million Tonnes In Five Months

YANGON, Sept 5 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported 1.04 million tonnes of rice and broken rice in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), today. The country earned 355 million U.S. dollars from the exports during the five months, from April…

Several Areas In Delhi Remain Flooded

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 (NNN-PTI) – Several areas in India’s Delhi continued to be flooded today, as the river Yamuna flowed over 207 metres, much above the danger mark. Though according to the latest media reports, the river water was receding over the past few hours. Areas in north and…

Two Dead After Being Struck By Car While Assisting Injured Kangaroo On Melbourne Freeway

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (NNN-AAP) – Two women died, after being struck by a car on a freeway, in Melbourne’s north, last night, while trying to assist an injured animal. Emergency services were called to reports that, two women had been hit by a car on the freeway, in Craigieburn, 25…

Malaysia’s National Carmaker Proton Launches Country’s First EV Factory

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s national carmaker, Proton, launched its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in Perak state, marking a new milestone in the country’s industrial journey. This reflects close cooperation between Malaysia and China, through Proton and its strategic partner, Geely, thus driving the country’s automotive…

At Least 15 Killed In Sri Lanka Bus Accident

COLOMBO, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 15 people have died from a bus accident, that took place last night, along the Ella-Wellawaya road, in Sri Lanka’s Uva province, said police. Around 16 were injured and hospitalised, according to police. A spokesperson for a local hospital said, some of them…